The Last Days of Socrates
by Harold Tarrant (Translator, Editor, Introduction by, Notes by), Plato, Hugh Tredennick (Translator)
ISBN-10: 0140449280
ISBN-13: 9780140449280
$14.00
Book Specs
Binding
UK-B Format Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Published on
Apr 29, 2003
Edition
1st Edition
Dimensions
7.70x5.00x0.80 Inches
Weight
0.50 Pounds
About the Book
The trial and condemnation of Socrates on charges of heresy and corrupting young minds is a defining moment in the history of Classical Athens. In tracing these events through four dialogues, Plato also developed his own philosophy, based on Socrates' manifesto for a life guided by self-responsibility. Euthyphro finds Socrates outside the court-house, debating the nature of piety, while The Apology is his robust rebuttal of the charges of impiety and a defence of the philosopher's life. In the Crito, while awaiting execution in prison, Socrates counters the arguments of friends urging him to escape. Finally, in the Phaedo, he is shown calmly confident in the face of death, skilfully arguing the case for the immortality of the soul.